Found a solution on the Steam game hub.. http://steamcommunity.com/app/211420/discussions/0/882959061668056366?insideModal=1
The trick is to disable any of your devices listed as an "HID-compliant game controller". No need to uninstall. I created a system restore point JIC.
Control Panel > System > Device Manager > Human Interface Devices >> [Disable all of your devices listed as an "HID-compliant game controller"]
Remember to restore them when you're done. Quite a pain :| All things considered, its working now and that's fine with me until its patched.